The Boyfriend
Robert Lawrence Stine's The Boyfriend (1990) is a ghost story and horror novel. It deals with ghosts, interpersonal relations, death and man-woman relationships.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 155 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions across 3 languages.
It runs to roughly 171 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Boyfriend
A girl gets dumped by her "boyfriend" and gets angry... angry enough to kill him. Now he's back....back from the grave.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Boyfriend?
The Boyfriend was written by Robert Lawrence Stine and first published in 1990.
What genre is The Boyfriend?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.
How long is The Boyfriend?
The median edition has 171 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Boyfriend?
Readers who like it often enjoy In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories, The Screaming Staircase and Scary Stories 3.
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